MSHS in Clinical Operations and Healthcare Management

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Become a Leader in Clinical Health Care Operations

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The George Washington University’s (GW) online Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) in Clinical Operations and Healthcare Management provides students with core competency knowledge in operational leadership. With this program, students become leaders in clinical health care operations via an interdisciplinary, competency-based curriculum that emphasizes professional and practical skills and operational leadership development.

*The total number of credits and duration of the program depend on the number of transferred credits

Operational Leadership Expertise for Today’s Health-Service Delivery

In this flexible online program, with low faculty/student ratios, you’ll learn what it takes to apply effective operational leadership to a health care delivery system that is cost-efficient and improves overall patient care and safety. With a focus on population health care, you’ll learn ways to improve your own communication skills for optimal interprofessional practice. You’ll also develop the skills to lead efforts in quality improvement and understand the technological tools needed to conduct effective data analyses for strategic development and clinical health care operations.

National Center for Healthcare Leadership & ACHE

The MSHS in Clinical Operations and Health Care Management program is aligned with the National Center for Healthcare Leadership and its Health Leadership Competency Model. Academic programs adopt this model when designing the curriculum for health care administration and clinical programs as it is considered the industry standard. Additionally, the curriculum follows the Competencies Assessment Tool Model developed by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). ACHE is the premier professional society for health care leaders committed to improving health.

Accreditation and Rankings

GW is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
#62 Best National University*
#13 Best Online Bachelor's Programs*
#7 Best Online Programs for Veterans*

* The U.S. News & World Report – 2024 Rankings

Program Highlights

MSHS in Clinical Operations and Healthcare Management graduates apply for fellowship appointments. They are placed in highly competitive fellowship programs at top national healthcare delivery systems, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and consulting firms in the healthcare space.

100% online, no campus visits required
Complete your degree in as few as 24 months
Evaluate clinical health care operations to enhance ethical, efficient, and financially sound systems
Curriculum aligned with the Competencies Assessment Tool Model developed by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)

Curriculum

The online MSHS in Clinical Operations and Healthcare Management program offers a curriculum aligned with the Competencies Assessment Tool Model developed by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) to ensure students develop the essential operational leadership skills required for success.

The program consists of 36 credit hours and can be completed in two years. Three credit hours of elective courses are selected from existing online graduate courses in Medical Laboratory Sciences or Health Sciences in consultation with the program director.

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Program Outcomes

The online Clinical Operations and Healthcare Management master’s degree program leverages distinguished faculty, ACHE-aligned curriculum, and real-world experience. You’ll gain the comprehensive skills you need to succeed in the field of clinical health care operations, so when you graduate, you’ll be able to:

Communicate effectively across a variety of platforms to optimize interprofessional practice and operations
Evaluate health care operations to enhance ethical, efficient, and financially sound systems
Conduct effective data analyses for operational and strategic development in the health care setting continuum
Lead efforts to continuously improve the quality and value across health care operations
Improve organizational performance in clinical health care organizations by successfully implementing change management
Apply expert operational leadership skills in a variety of professional settings
Apply the knowledge and skill necessary to sit for the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam

Who Is the Ideal Student for This Program?

The online MSHS in Clinical Operations and Healthcare Management program is ideal for clinical health care professionals looking to take the next step in their health care operations leadership career through learning the skills of day-to-day operations in today’s complex, health-service delivery.

The MSHS in Clinical Operations and Healthcare Management program provides current students and graduates the opportunity to gain significant operational leadership skills and the foundational learning knowledge that is needed to achieve certification and/or fellowship status for many health care management professional associations such as ACHE, HFMA, HIMSS MGMA, ACMPE, NAHQ, Six Sigma, and Lean, Project Management, to name a few.

What is a list of health care professional associations that students can join who are graduates of a clinical health care operations and health care management degree? Below is the list:

Career Outlook

The MSHS in Clinical Operations and Healthcare Management delivers the skills necessary to apply effective management and operational leadership skills across the dynamic continuum of health service delivery. With the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting 32% growth for medical and health care management,1 GWs Clinical Operations and Healthcare master’s degree program prepares graduates to meet the need for diverse health care operations careers including:

Clinical Laboratory Operations Supervisor
Clinical Manager/Supervisor
Clinical Programs Lead
Director of Clinical Operations
Vice President of Operations

Meet the Program Director

GW’s experienced faculty provide you with the rich, practical knowledge and support needed for you to succeed in the program and in your career.

Mountasser Kadrie, PhD, MHA, FACHE, FACMPE, FHIMSS

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Dr. Mountasser Kadrie has over 30 years of healthcare executive management experience gained from holding executive leadership appointments at world-renowned health systems and leading academic medical centers. Dr. Kadrie’s executive expertise has been focused on the development and implementation of strategies to maximize organizational performance and promote transformational change.

In addition to his extensive background in business and healthcare administration, Dr. Kadrie is a leader in the higher education industry, scholar, and subject matter expert. His professional and research interests are focused in the areas of U.S. and global healthcare health systems, health informatics, change management and leadership, strategy, operations management, high-reliability organizations, and higher education transformation.

Dr. Kadrie is a widely published author, and his research has appeared in many prestigious academic journals, and he presented at national and international meetings on topics related to his work in the healthcare and higher education fields.

Dr. Kadrie serves as a board member at prestigious healthcare and higher education institutions. He is a subject matter expert and has also consulted extensively with universities, national, and international healthcare organizations in the areas of strategy, program development, and change management.

Dr. Kadrie is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and a Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives (FACMPE). He is a Board Certified Examiner with the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) – The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Performance Program and is a Certified Professional in Health Information Management Systems (CPHIMS).

Sources:

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2021 September 8). Medical and Health Services Manager. Occupational Outlook Handbook. Retrieved February 16, 2022

Curriculum Details

36 TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED

Starting in Fall 2024, the HSCI 6241 course will be replaced with COHM 6245.

The MSHS in Clinical Operations and Healthcare Management program (100% online) consists of 36 credit hours and can be completed in two years.

Six credit hours of elective courses are selected in consultation with the program director, from existing online graduate courses in Medical Laboratory Sciences or Health Sciences.

Core

COHM 6200: Health Care Human Resources Management for Organizational Development (3): COHM 6200 offers learners the skills and competencies necessary to help build a resilient workforce that meets the opportunities and challenges leaders may face in the professional setting. Learners will apply human resource development principles to managing and developing individuals and teams in the healthcare work environment. In addition, this course will enable learners to assess the role of the workforce in organizational development, culture, change management, resiliency, team building, and well-being in supporting resilient, sustainable, and agile healthcare organizations.
CML 6275 Leadership and Change in Clinical Management (3): Gain an understanding of operational leadership in a constantly changing system. Understand the theoretical and practical applications to change management.
COHM 6210 Strategic Communications (3): The course introduces students to the power of effective communication in the healthcare environment. Students will evaluate their personal communication styles and discuss the impact of effective communication.
COHM 6215 Population Health for Health Care Innovators (3): The course introduces students to key concepts of public health including a history as it relates to healthcare in the U.S., public health as a health system, regulations and laws, the public health workforce infrastructure and interventions.
COHM 6220 Finance for Health Care Operations (3): Applied health economics, finance and policy for high-quality, value-based health care operations; costs, expenditure, and reimbursement of services; strategic financial planning tools. Restricted to students in the clinical operations and health care management program.
COHM 6245 Strategic and Operational Decision-Making for Health Care Leaders (3): Overview of business principles related to healthcare systems and leadership, focusing on strategic management of health care service delivery in various settings.
COHM 6320 Informatics for Operational Leadership and Health Care Quality (3): This course focuses on the clinical informatics-system life cycle through a survey of the clinical informatics landscape and its affiliated data, governance, and interoperability structures.
COHM 6430 Healthcare Systems Operations (3): The course introduces students to management in the healthcare industry In this course students will survey the systems and functions required to plan, produce, and deliver high quality, patient centered health care services.
COHM 6470 Applications in Clinical Operations and Health Care Management (3): This course builds upon prior coursework to apply clinical operations and health care management practices. Students analyze and discuss real-life operational case studies from a diverse array of healthcare organizations.
HSCI 6223 Topics in Health Care Leadership (3): Students examine leadership/leadership change theories in the healthcare industry setting, as well as management and communications strategies, and values in a systems framework. Theories and styles of leadership, including organizational management and values, strategic planning, communication strategies, managing change, and negotiating conflict in the context of the health care delivery system.

Elective

HSCI Elective (3): One 3-credit elective course selected with the advisor’s approval: HSCI 6263 – Biostatistics Translational Research or HSCI 6264 – Epidemiology Translational Research
COHM Elective (3): One 3-credit elective course COHM 6460 - Case Studies in Healthcare Transformation, Quality, and Patient Safety or COHM 6465 is allowed if the practicum is conducted at GW and its affiliates (GW Hospital and or Children's National Hospital, etc.).